Tempting Tuesday

by LaurenMichele on February 1, 2012

It’s almost Super Bowl Sunday- yay!! No, I do not watch football, but I definitely know how to enjoy a great party of food, drinks, friends and funny commercials! For as long as I can remember my parents have thrown a great party, with my dad making his famous spicy chili and my mom getting the best prizes for our pool (somehow even the losers leave with prizes:) So this year I decided I want to make something delicious and fun for everyone to enjoy. I took a soft pretzel recipe from my favorite youtube chef, Laura Vitale, and my own baked cheese dip… and OH-EM-GEE, what happened from there was beyond delicious.

Soft Pretzel Bites and Baked Pepper Jack Cheese Dip:

The yeast starting to foam

Dough ready to rise

Greased bowl

The dough after rising for 1 hour

The dough cut up ready to make into bites

This is where I changed the recipe. Instead of forming the dough into traditional pretzel shapes, I cut them into bite size pieces

Begin by making a roux in a sauce pan with the flour, milk and butter. Once this has turned into a roux add the cheeses and stir them until completely melted. Place into a bowl to bake in. Bake at 375degrees for about 15 minutes, or until the top beings to brown.